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Old Feb 2, 2008, 01:18 PM
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How to open Files
How do I open a .dat file in Windows Vista?

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Old Feb 2, 2008, 03:45 PM   #2  
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a .dat file should be noting more then a flat ASCII file. Did you try to open it in "Notepad?"
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You can try here: MS-TNEF degenerator
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Depends on what created it. Dat files have no native format. Sometimes they are plain ASCII, other times they are a format native to the application that created it.
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